Halloween certainly drums up images of ghosts, goblins and the sort, but the truth is, most Texans can tell you a solid ghost story anytime of the year. Whether skeptic or believer, sharing a first-hand experience or passing on the tale, there are many goosebump-inducing stories to be told.

Texas Highways magazine won 17 awards at the annual International Regional Magazine Association conference and awards ceremony held in San Diego, Calif. this week. The awards recognize excellence in general-interest, regional publishing. Each year, magazines from across the United States and Canada compete in 28 categories.

Known for its Louisiana-inspired food and relaxed (Louisiana-inspired?) pace, Southeast Texas—especially the so-called “Golden Triangle” of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange—has a lot going for it when it comes to entertainment. In the November issue, we take you to Suga’s Deep South Cuisine & Jazz Bar in historic downtown Beaumont, and here are ten other things to do while you’re in town.

Around the first of September, we received a copy of the 2015 harvest report for Wedding Oak Winery in San Saba, which announced a bountiful harvest despite numerous curveballs brought on by weather. In San Saba’s growing area, as in much of Texas, the vineyards endured unprecedented heavy rains in May and June, followed by dry months into harvest time.

Halloween certainly drums up images of ghosts, goblins and the sort, but the truth is, most Texans can tell you a solid ghost story anytime of the year. Whether skeptic or believer, sharing a first-hand experience or passing on the tale, there are many goosebump-inducing stories to be told.

If anyone ever wondered if South by Southwest has any staying power, the answer is a resounding "Yes!" each year as the financial impact is revealed. For 2015, its 29th year, we're talking about a $317.2 million impact to the City of Austin.

Anytime is a good time to be in the Texas Hill Country. For me, it’s most perfect in the fall, so my excitement level was high when I was invited several years ago to participate in one of its best fall festivities—the Fredericksburg Food and Wine Fest, now in its 25th year.

Fredericksburg can claim its delectable peaches and celebrate its status as the epicenter of Texas’ wine tourism. Not only that, but each October for the last 25 years, the town throws its arms wide open to embrace wines and foods from all across the state.

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Published monthly by the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Highways, the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages travel to and within the Lone Star State and tells the Texas story to readers around the world.